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Medvedev: Russia must tap Arctic resources (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:26 PM PDT

U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen uses a three-dimensional polar projection map of the Arctic to show routes the service patrols with icebreaker ships Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Seattle. Allen, the commandant of the service, said that within a few weeks the Polar Star will begin to undergo a $62 million, 2-1/2 year restoration and re-enter service in 2013. The ship, one of three polar-capable USCG icebreakers, has been deactivated since 2007. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.

BA strikers look for US, European support (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2009 file photo, two British Airways aircraft on the stands at London's Heathrow Airport. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown waded into the acrimonious dispute between British Airways PLC and its cabin crew on Monday, March 15, 2010, calling a planned strike 'deplorable' and risking a major fallout with key union backers ahead of a general election. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)AP - The union representing British Airways' cabin crews is gathering international support for a walkout due to begin this weekend, threatening to severely disrupt what remains of the airline's already depleted flight schedule.

Ransom paid for British boy kidnapped in Pakistan: Spanish police (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 02:36 PM PDT

A picture of five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed in Oldham, Manchester. A ransom was paid in Paris for Saeed, Spain's interior ministry said Wednesday, adding five people have been detained.(AFP/HO/File/Dave Thompson)AFP - A ransom for a five-year-old British boy kidnapped during a family holiday in Pakistan and freed this week was paid in Paris, Spanish police said Wednesday, as five people were detained.

2 suspects nabbed in Berlin poker heist (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 02:31 PM PDT

File photo of a player sorting his poker chips in Las Vegas. US casinos have run into a string of bad luck as the recession and other factors cut into gambling revenues, even as more states move to get a piece of the action.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AP - A man who admits he took part in a brazen daylight raid on a poker tournament in Berlin surrendered to authorities and identified three suspected accomplices, one of whom was later arrested, officials said Wednesday.

UK voices 'serious concern' on China's rights record (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 02:27 PM PDT

China's record on civil liberties is a AFP - China's record on civil liberties is a "serious cause for concern", the government said Wednesday in its annual report on human rights as Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew in from Beijing.

Priests with love lives speak out against celibacy (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 02:03 PM PDT

AP - Leon Laclau shared his life, and often, his bed, with Marga over 20 years — all while serving as a Catholic priest in a town in the French Pyrenees.

Terry injures Chelsea official in car accident (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 01:53 PM PDT

Chelsea captain John Terry, seen here during the match against Inter Milan on March 16, accidently struck a club security official with his car after the match, the club said.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Chelsea captain John Terry accidentally struck a club security official with his car after the Champions League defeat to Inter Milan, the Premier League side revealed on Wednesday.

Injured Beckham buoyed by support, ponders future role (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 01:42 PM PDT

David Beckham (behind airplane walking with crutches) boards a private plane at Turku airport in Finland. Beckham, who is back in England, is coming to terms, in positive fashion, with losing out on the chance to extend his international career at a fourth World Cup this summer.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/Jussi Nukari)AFP - David Beckham is coming to terms, in positive fashion, with losing out on the chance to extend his international career at a fourth World Cup this summer.

Merkel: eurozone expulsion should be possible (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 01:32 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen during her speech at the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Chancellor Angela Merkel called the sex abuse scandal rocking the homeland of Pope Benedict XVI a major challenge to German society and warned the only way to come to terms with it was to 'find out everything that has happened.' Speaking out on Wednesday for the first time since allegations of abuse at a school linked to Berlin's Roman Catholic church initially surfaced in January, Merkel suggested compensation for victims and considering an extension on the current statute of limitations for filing claims against abusers. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday there should in future be a mechanism to expel countries from the eurozone as a last resort if they persistently break its financial rules.

Book makes new claims about Anne Frank (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 01:24 PM PDT

Berthe Meijer is seen during an interview with the Associated Press at her home in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, March 12, 2010. Meijer, now 71, a former 7-year-old inmate of Bergen Belsen offers a rare glimpse of Anne in the final weeks of her life in the German camp, struggling to keep up her own spirits even as she tried to lift the morale of the smaller children. Meijer's memoir, being published in Dutch later this month, is the first to mention Anne's talent for spinning tales even in the despair of the camp. The memoir deals with Meijer's acquaintance with Anne Frank in only a few pages, but she said she titled it 'Life After Anne Frank' because it continues the tale of Holocaust victims where the famous diary leaves off. (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga)AP - A Holocaust survivor claims in a new book that Anne Frank distracted younger children from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp by telling them fairy tales — an account disputed by at least one Frank authority and a childhood friend of the diarist.

Merkel: Sex abuse scandal major challenge (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 01:01 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen during her speech at the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Chancellor Angela Merkel called the sex abuse scandal rocking the homeland of Pope Benedict XVI a major challenge to German society and warned the only way to come to terms with it was to 'find out everything that has happened.' Speaking out on Wednesday for the first time since allegations of abuse at a school linked to Berlin's Roman Catholic church initially surfaced in January, Merkel suggested compensation for victims and considering an extension on the current statute of limitations for filing claims against abusers. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel called the sex abuse scandal rocking the homeland of Pope Benedict XVI a major challenge to German society and warned the only way to come to terms with it was to "find out everything that has happened."

5 arrested in British boy's abduction in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT

**RETRANSMISSION REMOVING RESTRICTIONS** Akila Naqqash kisses a picture of her son Sahil Saeed, 5, who has been found safe and well after he was kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan, at their home in Oldham, England, Tuesday March 16, 2010. Sahil Saeed, was found in a small village in Punjab province, some 20 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Jhelum city where armed robbers seized him from his grandparents home on March 4, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said. British High Commissioner Adam Thomson expressed relief the boy had been found and thanked Pakistani authorities for their cooperation in the search.(AP Photo/Dave Thompson, pool)AP - Police have arrested five people in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan and recovered more than 100,000 pounds ($150,000) in ransom money, authorities said Wednesday.

UN rights chief says Gaza war probes inadequate (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:50 AM PDT

AP - The U.N.'s top human rights official criticized Israeli and Palestinian authorities on Wednesday for failing to properly investigate alleged war crimes last year in the Gaza Strip.

More ex-Vienna Boys' Choir members allege abuse (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Outside view of Vienna's Augarten Palace that is home to the renowned Vienna Boys' Choir, seen on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The famed institution said Wednesday it has heard from eight possible abuse victims following an initial report of allegations last week. The victims range in age from about 40 to over 70 years and contacted the choir through a confidential hotline set up last Friday after a local newspaper reported that two former members, both now adults, said they were sexually abused. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - The Vienna Boys' Choir said Wednesday it has heard from eight possible abuse victims following an initial report of allegations last week.

Irish cardinal reflects on position (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:14 AM PDT

AP - The leader of Ireland's Roman Catholics said Wednesday that he is ashamed of his part in dealing with a child sex abuse scandal 35 years ago, and said he is uncertain what the future holds for him.

Hundreds of WWII artillery shells found in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:11 AM PDT

A Russian sapper passes World War II-era artillery shells to be put in a special truck after workers expanding a road stumbled upon nearly 600 field artillery shells in Moscow, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Dozens of Muscovites have been evacuated after maintenance workers uncovered hundreds of World War II-era artillery shells beneath a road in the west of the Russian capital. (AP Photo / Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes in Russia's capital Wednesday after maintenance workers uncovered hundreds of rusty World War II-era artillery shells beneath a road.

UK can't guarantee allies don't torture detainees (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:05 AM PDT

AP - Britain's government can't completely rule out that its allies torture detainees while seeking to tackle the threat from terrorism, according to an official report released Wednesday.

Irish at home, worldwide cheer St. Patrick's Day (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 08:42 AM PDT

People enjoy the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland. Wednesday March 17, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of people will mark the national day at more than 180 events in towns and villages across the country. (AP Photo/Julien Behal/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness.

Vatican studies visions of Virgin at Medjugorje (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 08:12 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican has begun formally investigating reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at the Medjugorje shrine in southern Bosnia.

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